Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.

my friend wei hua likes reading books on science. in his spare time, he likes playing computer games and surfing the internet. his father is fond of chess. he spends most of his spare time playing chess with his friends.
step ⅱ part 1
this activity provides a comprehensive review of vocabulary presented in the unit.
focus attention on the box. invite a student to read the vocabulary words at the top.
say, you are to fill in the blanks with the words. in some cases, you may need to use another form of the word, for example adjusting for tense or subject/verb agreement.
ask students to fill in the blanks on their own.
check the answers. five students each read a sentence, filling in the blanks. the rest of the students check their answers.
answers
1. am afraid of
2. worry about
3. have to
4. miss
5. used to
ask students to make their own sentences with the words, preferably sentences that are meaningful. move around the room. collect a few students’ answers with mistakes on the blackboard. help correct the mistakes.
sample answers
 1. she is afraid of falling behind the others.
 2. you don’t have to worry about me.
 3. i have such poor sight that i have to wear glasses.
 4. my father works in another city. i miss him very much.
 5. i used to be weak when i was a child.
step ⅲ part 2
this activity focuses on the grammatical structures and the key vocabulary introduced in this unit.
read the instructions to the class.
read the beginning of the article to the class.
get students to look at the pairs of pictures carefully and finish the writing, on their own. as they work, move around the classroom offering assistance as necessary.
have several students read out their articles to the class.
check the answers. answers will vary slightly.
answers
(in clock wise order)it seems that yu mei has changed a lot. she used to be short when she was young, but now she is tall. yu mei used to have long hair, but now she has short hair. yu mei used to play soccer, but now she plays tennis. yu mei used to be very quiet, but now she is outgoing.
step ⅳ just for fun!
this activity provides reading and speaking practice with the target language.
ask all the students to read the conversation. ask, what is funny about this cartoon story ? help students to answer, the caterpillar doesn’t understand that the butterfly meant she used to be a caterpillar. he thinks she means that she used to be an ugly butterfly. invite pairs of students to present this conversation to the rest of the class.